JHIRA members have written and collected extensively in the area of shimenawa. Shimenawa are made of various materials, including rice straw and hemp. We wanted to make the research available below quickly, and therefore offer much of it without commentary.
Photo: Kazuo SANO. Making shimenawa, Showa 50s, Kyoto Photography Association (京都写真連携)
Here are the resources we are currently making available:
Zeng, Shan. "Shimenawa: Weaving Traditions with Modernity – Interdisciplinary Research on the Cultural History of Japanese Sacred Rope". 2019. Middlebury College (link)
Zeng, Shan. "Weaving Traditions: The Construction of Japanese Identity through the lens of Shimenawa". 2018. Middlebury College (link)
注連縄研究会,『しめなわ百科』, 2007年9月, 発行者：大友正道 (Part I, Part II, Part III)
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